Opinion

Keith Hackett: Look out for Premier League referees’ new guidelines in action this weekend
Experienced Paul Tierney, a safe pair of hands, took control of the Leicester City v Manchester City Community Shield game and he...
Jack Grealish
Keith Hackett column: With Man City buying Jack Grealish for £100m, I have to ask: ‘Has the game gone mad?’
This weekend saw the start of a new season with the opening games of the English Football League, Championship. Leagues One and...
Manchester City
Xhaka and Arteta
Former Arsenal legend believes it’s ‘good business’ by Mikel Arteta to keep hold of Granit Xhaka
As things stand at this moment, Arsenal star, Granit Xhaka, will be staying at the club after a rumoured move to AS...
Arsenal FC
Kane Tottenham Hotspur
Opinion: Chelsea’s season could be over before it begins if Harry Kane seals Man City transfer
The Premier League season hasn’t even started yet, but Harry Kane could be the key to settling the destination of the title...
Liverpool FC Tottenham FC
Keith Hackett column: Mike Riley must be moved on for the good of the English game at the elite level
The recent European Championship exposed and underpinned what I have been stating for several years now. That the standard of officiating in...
Verratti with referee
Mark Halsey column: We never hear from Mike Riley and referee performance levels will be scrutinised after Euro 2020 success
A new Premier League season is just around the corner, and, as usual, we should expect to see Michael Oliver, Anthony Taylor...
Chambers Lacazette Arsenal
Keep, sell, or loan? Nine Arsenal players Arteta needs to decide on in this transfer window
Arsenal look likely to have a busy summer, with Nuno Tavares and Albert Sambi Lokonga both coming in already, while other big...
Arsenal FC
Erling Haaland to Chelsea graphic
Opinion: Erling Haaland transfer would be a game-changer for Chelsea and for the Premier League as a whole
We’re hearing more and more about a potential Erling Haaland transfer to Chelsea this summer, and it can’t be emphasised enough what...
Chelsea FC
Referee Jarred Gillett
Keith Hackett column: The lack of succession planning by PGMOL will hopefully change with four new refereeing appointments this season
I have over many years been critical of the lack of a real succession plan been operated by the Professional Game Match...
greenwood fernandes martial van de beek fred united
Keep, sell, or loan? Nine Man United players Solskjaer is facing big decisions over in this transfer window
Manchester United will probably end up having a busy summer when it comes to signings coming in, but what about possible departures...
Manchester United FC
Pep Guardiola vs Mike Riley
Mark Halsey column: Refs need top coaches just like players… but Mike Riley is no Pep Guardiola and I fear VAR could be a Premier League farce again despite good Euros
Ahead of the new Premier League season, I want to see minimum interference and maximum benefit from VAR, just as it worked...
Thiago Alcantara Alisson Liverpool
Opinion: Liverpool made their last genuinely good signing on this day 3 years ago – their record since then should have Reds fans worried
It was three years ago today that Liverpool signed Alisson to complete what had been a tremendous few months in the transfer...
Liverpool FC